SimpliVity – vHersey – VCDX Two to the Seventh Power (#128)

Hersey March 26, 2018 0 Comments powershell, REST API, SimpliVity

SimpliVity VM Data to SimpliVity Host Mapping

A quick powershell script using the SimpliVity REST API I put together to identify the location of VM primary data and secondary data.

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Hersey February 19, 2018 18 Comments Arbiter, design, Federation, HPE, PSC, SimpliVity, vcenter

HPE SimpliVity Federation Design

This post provides an overview of HPE SimpliVity Federation design focusing on the HPE SimpliVity Arbiter’s function, the Arbiter’s requirements, and the placement of the Arbiter along with some guidance on the design of the vCenter environment supporting an HPE SimpliVity Federation. This post also includes two HPE SimpliVity Federations design examples.

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Hersey February 14, 2018 5 Comments 10 GbE, DVP, networking, SimpliVity, vsphere, vSwitch

SimpliVity Virtual Networking

Configuring virtual networking in a SimpliVity environment is simple and flexible. There are a few requirements for connectivity to support the SimpliVity Data Virtualization Platform (DVP) but beyond that the virtual/physical networking is configured as it would be in any vSphere environment. This post provides an overview of the requirements of the virtual network to support the SimpliVity DVP along with details on different physical connectivity options to support management and virtual machine traffic.

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Hersey November 13, 2017 5 Comments backup, powershell, report, REST API, SimpliVity

Quick SimpliVity Daily Backup Report Powershell Script

Just a quick powershell script I put together for a customer which uses the SimpliVity REST API to generate a report of the SimpliVity Backups taken in the last 24 hours.

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Hersey November 3, 2017 0 Comments backup policy, datastore, DVP, REST API, script, SimpliVity, virtual machine

SimpliVity VM Backup Policy Matches Default Datastore Backup Policy

Using Powershell and the SimpliVity REST API to compare the configured Virtual Machine SimpliVity Backup Policy with the Datastore Default SimpliVity Backup Policy.

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Hersey October 31, 2017 1 Comment deployment, HPE, SimpliVity

HPE SimpliVity vBrownBag Build Day

Last week the vBrownBag guys did a HPE SimpliVity 380 live build day.

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Hersey April 3, 2017 1 Comment backups, OmniStack, powershell, REST API

Copy SimpliVity Backups to another SimpliVity Cluster

I put together a powershell script which uses the SimpliVity REST API to automate copying backups across OmniStack Clusters.

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Hersey March 23, 2017 4 Comments protected, Storage HA, vsphere

Checking VMs for SimpliVity Storage HA

When performing maintenance, upgrades, etc, on a SimpliVity host it is important to verify SimpliVity VMs are in a safe Storage HA state. A safe Storage HA state, or Storage HA equal to Yes, means the virtual machine’s data is fully synchronized and protected in the SimpliVity cluster.

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Hersey March 17, 2017 6 Comments capacity, OmniStack, SimpliVity

Quick SimpliVity OmniStack Capacity Script

This is a quick script, SVT-Fed-Capactiy.ps1, I put together using Powershell and the SimpliVity REST API to report available, free, and used capacity information for OmniStack Clusters in a SimpliVity Federation, and the OmniStack hosts in each Cluster.

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Hersey March 8, 2017 0 Comments cluster, Microsoft, server, SimpliVity, White Paper

Microsoft Failover Cluster in a Box on SimpliVity

This is a White Paper I worked with SimpliVity Product Management on to provide details on how to implement and operate a Windows Failover Cluster on SimpliVity OmniStack systems. It also details how availability is provided across different failure scenarios

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Hersey February 28, 2017 0 Comments getting started, guide

SimpliVity Getting Started Guide

This “getting started” guide introduces you to the SimpliVity hyperconverged infrastructure. It also steps you through performing common management tasks